Lara
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Lara
- /ˈlɑː.ɹə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɑːɹə
Where it comes from
Anglicized from Russian Ла́ра (Lára), a Russian pet form of Larissa, known from the novel (1957) and film (1965) Dr Zhivago.
proper noun
- A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian. Long after the divorce, Moran maintained the habit of giving her name as Lara to the Starbucks baristas. She had once met another Lara at Logan airport, both of them waiting for their coffees, both stepping forward when summoned. The other Lara said her parents had gone through a period of thinking
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: braud, lor, mrs, larissa, centurion, narbonne, helmsman, autant, lana, vera, laryssa, lora, laura, larisa, natalya, larae
Translations
Talk about this word "Lara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Lara. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lara "Lara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lara.Cite this
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title = {Lara},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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